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Odontanthias hensleyi is the first species of this genus from the Caribbean, Puerto Rico
The Odontanthias from Puerto Rico that was discovered about a year ago has been formally described as Odontanthias hensleyi. The new Odontanthias hensleyi was first discovered by some deep sea fisherman off the…
Hobbyist documents first spawning of Black Margin Dottyback, Pseudochromis tapeinosoma
The hobbyist marine fish breeding world just took another step forward today. We may be well on our way towards adding another new species to our captive bred list – we have a report of what appears to be…
New video highlights use of Ecoxotic Cannon LED over a nice bommie of SPS corals
[youtube width=”680″ height=”400″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=US3z-z-f6Jg[/youtube] One of the coolest things to do with LED lights is not how good they make corals look or how efficient they are, but their use in slightly remotely placed spotlighting. IN this example of Ecoxotic LED…
Puzzling creature washed ashore thought to be rare oarfish
A strange looking creature found along the Florida coastline by a couple out on a stroll is thought to be an oarfish. As the longest of the “bony” fishes, the oarfish can average lengths up to 26 ft. in length.…
Lightning strikes twice with two incredible red Fungiid disc corals
We don’t know what the heck is going on with the incredible disc coral above but whatever it is, it’s unbelievable. Elongated red tentacles on top of a dark colored coral polyp looks like this Ctenactis is on fire, it…
Coralife showcases Aqualight LED with interactive 3D PAR map
The Coralife Aqualight LED is using some well thought out marketing to showcase the company’s new LED light. Besides incorporating a sleek and straightforward approach to giving you all the details on the light, Coralife has taken the time to…
unboxing the JBJ Unibody LED light fixture and DUO box LED driver
It’s been a few moons since we’ve had a good ole-fashioned product unboxing, not because we haven’t had any cool products to review, but because the JBJ Unibody is the first product this year to be boxed in some kind…
Chaetodontoplus niger shows up on youtube
One of the rarest of all marine angelfish, Chaetodontoplus niger, was filmed by Japanese divers off of Kashiwajima, Kochi at 33-meters, and posted on youtube. The contrast of white and yellow fins along an all black body is quite stunning on…
Flipper algae scraper is a near perfect clone of the Mag-Flip
The Flipper magnetic algae scraper is somewhat confusing to us; on the one hand it looks like a near perfect copy of the Mag-Flip algae scrapers we’ve been using in our tanks for years but they claim to be using…
Blue Harbor’s close up video of Lipogramma robinsi shows this fascinating basslet in great detail
Just last week were thrilled to share the first great photograph of the almost completely unknown Lipogramma robinsi, the first specimen to be captured in a live photograph. This week the high rolling fish collectors at Blue Harbor have put…
Video: How to Set Up the Red Sea Complete Reef Care Program
When Red Sea changed its popular dosing system from seven parts to a controlled ratio…
A whopping 62 species reported as new from the Coral Sea Marine Park
Reef Builders Alumni and master ichthyologist, Yi Kai, has teamed up with a star studded…
BYOGuides Announces New Workshops
Russel Kelly has created an iconic set of Be Your Own (BYO) Guides which serve…
Tunze Launches English YouTube Channel
Known for its bulletproof pumps and German engineering, Tunze has also been big on YouTube…
